Buttock enhancing pad

ABSTRACT

A buttock enhancing pad of the type used in a garment worn on a wearer&#39;s buttock is provided. The periphery of the pad has five sides to realistically mimic the shape of a buttock: a first edge extending along the midline of the body; a second edge extending from the first edge across the top edge of the pad along the top of the buttock; a third edge extending from the second edge and is the outer-most edge of the pad; a fourth edge extending from the third edge forming a rounded side running along the bottom quadrant, along the outer edge of the buttock cheek; and a fifth edge extending from the fourth edge and connecting to the first edge and running along the bottom edge of the pad, ensuring that the pad upholds its intended shape while being worn upright inside the pad pocket of a garment.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention

The present invention relates generally to a figure enhancing garment designed to be worn over the buttocks for the purpose of visual enhancement of size and shape of the wearer's buttock. More particularly, the invention relates to a buttock enhancing pad in the form of a pad having five sides that also features one straight side and one rounded side.

2. Description of Related Art

For a number of years both women and men have become more concerned with their appearance and thus greater emphasis has been placed on the desire to have clothing assist the wearer in presenting an aesthetically pleasing look. In response, designers have concentrated on developing garments which enable the wearer to have greater freedom of expression, versatility of activity with maximum ease, and emphasizing the wearer's physical attributes.

Designing aesthetically pleasing garments that meet these criteria is especially difficult when designing garments in situations where seams, ridges and the like are visible to others. This type of clothing emphasizes the figure flaw of flat or scant buttocks. A common way to create a more aesthetic form in the buttocks area is to use body enhancing pads. Although there are undergarments that have body enhancing pads, the difficulty in designing such a garment is to design a garment that provides the desired look and one that remains hidden and unnoticed.

The use of pads is known for undergarments as a device for shaping and flattering the appearance of the wearer. Another type of shaping garment has a cover panel coupled to an undergarment to provide support and shaping to the body of the wearer. Also known is an outer garment and inner liner where the inner liner has a stitch pattern to provide support of areas of the body to accentuate features of the wearer. The seams of such garments are often readily noticed.

Despite prior efforts to produce a comfortable, aesthetically pleasing and practical garment having padding that gives the illusion of an enhanced contour in the buttock region, there remains a desire to produce a garment that has certain improved features allowing for the wearer to adjust the size and shape of the buttock and to not be visible when worn.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

It is therefore the general object of the present invention to provide a buttock enhancing pad for covering the buttock area of a wearer that is not detectable to the outside viewer.

The size, shape and material that make up the body enhancing pad of the present invention are all design elements that ensure that the padding provides a realistic boosting effect on the wearer. The pad is designed with five sides meant to realistically mimic the shape of a buttock. The body enhancing pad has an interior side facing the wearer's body that is flat and an outward side having a bulbous dome shape arranged to define a desired buttock profile when the interior side of the body enhancing pad is positioned adjacent a buttock of the wearer,

As stated, the periphery of the pad has five sides, the purpose of which is to realistically mimic the shape of a buttock. A first edge of the pad extends along the midline of the body; a second edge extends from the first edge across the top edge of the pad along the top of the buttock. A third edge extends from the second edge and is the outer-most edge of the pad. The fourth edge extends from the third edge forming a rounded side running along the bottom quadrant, along the outer edge of the buttock cheek. The fifth edge extends from the fourth edge and connects to the first edge and runs along the bottom edge of the pad, ensuring that the pad upholds its intended shape while being worn upright inside the pad pocket of a garment.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

Having described the invention in general terms, reference will now be made to the accompanying drawings, which are not necessarily drawn to scale, and wherein:

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a body enhancing garment illustrating the buttock enhancing pads of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a rear view of a panty illustrating a buttock enhancing pad with a portion of the panty broken away to better illustrate the present invention;

FIG. 3 is a plan view of the buttock enhancing pads of the present invention illustrating a pad for each buttock as used in each side of a panty; and

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the buttock enhancing pads of the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT(S)

The present invention now will be described more fully hereinafter with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which preferred embodiments of the invention are shown. This invention may, however, be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as limited to the embodiments set forth herein; rather these embodiments are provided so that this disclosure will be thorough and complete and will fully convey the scope of the invention to those skilled in the art. Like numbers refer to the elements throughout.

Referring now to FIG. 1, there is shown a garment 10 being worn by a person for the purpose of accentuating or otherwise enhancing the shape and/or profile of the buttock region using buttock enhancing pads 12 a and 12 b. As shown in FIG. 1, the garment 10 is a panty, but it should be understood the other garments, such as lingerie or briefs, or an outer wear garment such as shorts, jeans or even swimwear may be used.

The size, shape and material that make up the body enhancing pad of the present invention are all design elements that ensure that the padding provides a realistic boosting effect on the wearer. The pad is designed with five sides meant to realistically mimic the shape of a buttock. The body enhancing pad has an interior side facing the wearer's body that is flat and an outward side having a bulbous dome shape to add profile to the buttock and arranged to define a desired buttock profile when the interior side of the body enhancing pad is positioned adjacent a buttock of the wearer,

As shown in FIG. 2, there is a rear view of an undergarment 11 containing a buttock enhancing pad 12 b. In the view only one pad is shown for simplicity but it should be understood that usually there is a pad for each buttock. The pad 12 b and pad 12 a fit into the rear portion of undergarment 11. The pads may be held in place by a number of known methods as will be explained later. Normally the buttock pads 12 a and 12 b are mirror images of the other but there may be situations where it is desirable for one pad to be larger or smaller than the other.

The pads are designed to have five sides to realistically mimic the shape of the human buttock. The pads are of the type used in a garment worn on a wearer's buttock, as shown most clearly in FIG. 3. There is a first edge 14 of the pad extending along and roughly parallel to the midline 13 of the garment. The first edge is preferably, generally straight. The second edge 15 extends from the first edge across the top edge of the pad along the top of the buttock. The second edge is the edge nearest the waistline and it too is preferably, generally straight. There is a third edge 16 extending from the second edge and is also generally straight. This third edge 16 is the outer-most edge of the pad and is on the opposite side of the pad away from first edge 14. The fourth edge 17 extends from the third edge 16 forming a rounded side running along the bottom quadrant, along the outer edge of the buttock cheek. Lastly, the fifth edge 18 extends from the fourth edge and connects to the first edge and runs along the bottom edge of the pad ensuring that the pad upholds its intended shape while being worn upright inside the pad pocket of a garment.

The pads may vary in size depending upon the size of the wearer. For example, a pad ranging from 5.75 inches high by 5.75 inches wide by 0.5 inches thick at its thickest point is generally suitable for labeled small size. A large buttock pad might, for example, range from 7.875″×7.875″ wide×0.75″ thick for a triple extra-large size.

As shown in FIG. 4, the side 20 of the buttock enhancing pad that faces the body is generally flat (congruent to the exterior of the wearer's buttock) while the outward side of the pad has a bulbous, dome shape 22, shaped to define a desired buttock profile mimicking the shape of the desired buttock.

The buttock pads are held in place within the garment by a variety of means. For example, the buttock pad may fit into a pocket sewn into the rear portion of undergarment 11. Another method of holding the pads in place is to sew them to the undergarment. Yet another method for holding the pads in place is to use a two-sided adhesive tape.

A pad can be worn over each cheek for realistic augmentation effect, however, some wearers may choose to wear only one pad over one buttock cheek as a prosthetic for missing, damaged or otherwise compromised gluteus muscle(s). The ideal curve-enhancing body pads are not detectable to the outside viewer. Therefore the size, shape and material that make up this body pad design are all crucial design elements that ensure that the padding provides a realistic boosting effect on the wearer.

In its preferred form, the buttock pad is made of silicone or a material having properties that mimic silicone. The buttock pad may also have a cover that encases the silicone to assist in maintaining the desired shape of the pad. Such covers may be of nylon, silicone, plastic membrane or other suitable material. The consistency and general physical properties of silicone mimic the human body's movement, form and feel making it a most desirable material for such an invention.

There are numerous benefits to wearing the buttock pads of the present invention. These benefits include but not limited to: (1) the fact that clothing may fit better and be more flattering when wearing the buttock pads. This results in the wearer having more wardrobe solutions, saving money and also opening the possibility of wearing different clothing styles; (2) avoidance of buttock augmentation surgery which is a highly invasive and permanent curve-enhancing solution with possible dangerous physical side-effects; and (3) increasing the self-confidence of the wearer.

Many modifications and other embodiments of the inventions set forth herein will come to mind to one skilled in the art to which these inventions pertain having the benefit of the teachings presented in the foregoing descriptions. Therefore, it is to be understood that the inventions are not to be limited to the specific embodiments disclosed and that modifications and other embodiments are intended to be included within the scope of the appended claims. Although specific terms are employed herein, they are used in a generic and descriptive sense only and not for purposes of limitation. 

What is claimed is:
 1. A buttock enhancing pad of the type used in a garment worn on a wearer's buttock, comprising; a pad having an interior side facing the wearer's body that is flat and an outward side having a bulbous dome shape arranged to define a desired buttock profile when the interior side of the body enhancing pad is positioned adjacent a buttock of the wearer, the periphery of said buttock pad having five sides to realistically mimic the shape of a buttock; a first edge of the pad extending along the midline of the wearer's body, a second edge extending from said first edge across the top edge of said buttock pad along the top of the buttock, a third edge extending from said second edge and is the outer-most edge of the buttock pad; a fourth edge extends from said third edge forming a rounded side running along the bottom quadrant, along the outer edge of the buttock cheek; and a fifth edge extending from said fourth edge and connecting to said first edge and running along the bottom edge of the pad, ensuring that the pad upholds its intended shape while being worn upright inside the pad pocket of a garment.
 2. The buttock enhancing pad according to claim 1 wherein the pad is made from silicone.
 3. The buttock enhancing pad according to claim 1 wherein said pad is encased with a cover.
 4. The buttock enhancing pad according to claim 1 wherein said first edge forms a straight portion parallel to the midline of the wearer's body and said second edge extending from said first edge along the top of the buttock is straight.
 5. The buttock enhancing pad according to claim 1 wherein said pad is held in place by placing said pad in a pocket located in the buttock portion of the wearer's garment.
 6. The buttock enhancing pad according to claim 1 wherein said pad is held in place by placing said pad by an adhesive.
 7. A garment having an enhanced buttock portion comprising: A pair of under pants having at least one buttock pad located in the buttock area of the wearer; said pad having an interior side facing the wearer's body that is flat and an outward side having a bulbous dome shape arranged to define a desired buttock profile when the interior side of the body enhancing pad is positioned adjacent a buttock of the wearer, the periphery of said buttock pad having five sides to realistically mimic the shape of a buttock; a first edge of the pad extending along the midline of the wearer's body, a second edge extending from said first edge across the top edge of said buttock pad along the top of the buttock, a third edge extending from said second edge and is the outer-most edge of the buttock pad; a fourth edge extends from said third edge forming a rounded side running along the bottom quadrant, along the outer edge of the buttock cheek; and a fifth edge extending from said fourth edge and connecting to said first edge and running along the bottom edge of the pad, ensuring that the pad upholds its intended shape while being worn upright inside the pad pocket of a garment. 